How they did it... Maggie Lena Walker
Feb 8, 2021 ·
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February is Black History Month and, so, today, I am bringing you the story of Maggie Lena Walker, the first African-American female to charter a bank, and serve as its...
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February is Black History Month and, so, today, I am bringing you the story of Maggie Lena Walker, the first African-American female to charter a bank, and serve as its President, in the US.
History often shows us that the best way to challenge that which is unfair, is to master - and subsequently transform - the institutions that define our daily lives. And that’s precisely what Walker did, all in the name of bettering the daily reality of African-Americans living in the reconstructionist era, post the end of the American Civil War.
Walker’s story is one of recognizing that risk is a long game, and that real change – sustainable, life altering – change. It takes patience, time, resilience and courage.
The Risktory Podcast is created, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.
All rights reserved.
Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_L._Walker
https://www.biography.com/scholar/maggie-lena-walker
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Maggie_Lena_Walker_1864-1934#start_entry
https://www.thoughtco.com/maggie-lena-walker-biography-3528602
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/civil-right-activist-maggie-lena-walker-75lx9t/13814/
https://www.blackenterprise.com/maggie-lena-walker-made-history-as-the-first-woman-to-own-a-bank-in-the-united-states/
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History often shows us that the best way to challenge that which is unfair, is to master - and subsequently transform - the institutions that define our daily lives. And that’s precisely what Walker did, all in the name of bettering the daily reality of African-Americans living in the reconstructionist era, post the end of the American Civil War.
Walker’s story is one of recognizing that risk is a long game, and that real change – sustainable, life altering – change. It takes patience, time, resilience and courage.
The Risktory Podcast is created, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.
All rights reserved.
Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_L._Walker
https://www.biography.com/scholar/maggie-lena-walker
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Maggie_Lena_Walker_1864-1934#start_entry
https://www.thoughtco.com/maggie-lena-walker-biography-3528602
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/civil-right-activist-maggie-lena-walker-75lx9t/13814/
https://www.blackenterprise.com/maggie-lena-walker-made-history-as-the-first-woman-to-own-a-bank-in-the-united-states/
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